Fox Sets Fall Rollout for ‘Doc,’ ‘The Simpsons’ and Lots of Game Shows

Fox Sets Fall Rollout for ‘Doc,’ ‘The Simpsons’ and Lots of Game Shows

Fox will keep it simple with its fall premiere slate.

The network will roll out all of its entertainment lineup in the second half of September, with every show debuting in its regular timeslot. No post-NFL premieres (other than those for its regular Sunday animated comedies), no two-hour openers — just a lineup that, as announced at May’s upfronts, is heavy on game shows and other unscripted fare and features just four hours (out of 15 total) of scripted series.

Two of those game shows, Celebrity Name That Tune and Celebrity Weakest Link, will kick off Fox’s season on Sept. 15. The rest of the non-sports lineup will follow a week later, with Murder in a Small Town and Doc debuting Sept. 23; game shows The Floor and 99 to Beat on Sept. 24; and competition series Hell’s Kitchen and Special Forces on Sept. 25.

The Sunday animation block of The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys, Krapopolis and Bob’s Burgers will get the NFL boost, as their Sept. 28 premieres are set to follow a football doubleheader that afternoon.

Family Guy and the returning American Dad! are on tap for 2026 premieres, as are The Masked Singer, new scripted series Best Medicine and Memory of a Killer and a reboot of Fear Factor.

Fox’s fall premiere dates are below. All times are ET/PT unless noted; new series are denoted with an asterisk.

Friday, Aug. 29
8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT: Fox College Football Friday

Saturday (ongoing)
7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT: Fox Sports Saturday

Monday, Sept. 15
8 p.m.: Celebrity Name That Tune
9 p.m.: Celebrity Weakest Link*

Tuesday, Sept. 23
8 p.m.: Murder in a Small Town
9 p.m.: Doc

Wednesday, Sept. 24
8 p.m.: The Floor
9 p.m.: 99 to Beat*

Thursday, Sept. 25
8 p.m.: Hell’s Kitchen
9 p.m.: Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test

Sunday, Sept. 28
8 p.m.: The Simpsons
8:30 p.m.: Universal Basic Guys
9 p.m.: Krapopolis
9:30 p.m.: Bob’s Burgers